English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrostatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to hydrostatics.
  2. Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.

Pronunciation

/ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hydrostatic.wav

Word forms

hydrostatic hydrostatick

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic From hydro- + static.

Related words

static hydrodynamic

Derived words

hydrolock hydrostatical hydrostatically hydrostatic arch hydrostatic balance hydrostatic bed hydrostatic bellows hydrostatic equilibrium hydrostatic fluid hydrostatic head hydrostatician hydrostaticity hydrostatic lock hydrostatic loop hydrostatic paradox hydrostatic press hydrostatic pressure hydrostatics hydrostatic shock hydrostatic skeleton magnetohydrostatic nonhydrostatic quasihydrostatic
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